This JavaScript exception malformed URI sequence occurs if the encoding or decoding of URI is unsuccessful.
Message:
URIError: The URI to be encoded contains invalid character (Edge) URIError: malformed URI sequence (Firefox) URIError: URI malformed (Chrome)
Error Type:
URIError
Cause of the Error: This error is thrown as somewhere in the code, the URI encoding or decoding is unsuccessful.
Example 1: In this example, the value passed is not acceptable, therefore the error has occurred.
Javascript
// Error here encodeURI( '\uD810' ); |
Output:
URIError: URI malformed
Example 2: In this example, the value passed is not acceptable, therefore the error has occurred.
Javascript
// Error here decodeURIComponent( '%E0%B4%A' ); |
Output:
URIError: URI malformed